Introduction
This Financial Services Guide (FSG) is issued by Antipodes Partners Limited ABN 29 602 042 035, AFSL 481580 (“Antipodes”) and is designed to provide information about the financial services provided by Antipodes (“us” and “we”) including:
Financial services of Antipodes
Antipodes is authorised under its AFSL to carry on a financial services business to:
Antipodes provides the above financial services on its own behalf.
Your dealings with Antipodes, including with Pinnacle Fund Services Limited, will be through your financial adviser, your platform provider or Pinnacle’s Distribution team.
Documents for retail clients
The Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) of each managed investment scheme operated by Pinnacle Fund Services Limited is available at http://www.pinnacleinvestment.com/responsible-entity-services/. Pinnacle Fund Services Limited is not licensed to provide financial product advice. The PDS of each managed investment scheme contains important information regarding the features, benefits, risks and fees applicable to that scheme. You should read the PDS carefully to enable you to make an informed decision about whether to invest in the scheme.
A Statement of Advice (SOA) is required to be given when you are provided with any personal advice which takes into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. Antipodes and its subsidiaries do not provide personal advice. Therefore, we will not provide you with an SOA.
Remuneration
There are no commissions or fees payable to Antipodes staff directly for any general advice or service delivered. Antipodes staff receive a salary and may receive bonuses and other benefits from time to time. Bonuses and other benefits are subject to factors such as company performance, volume of sales and performance of the individual employee. However, these bonuses and other benefits are a minority portion of their remuneration and are at no additional cost to you.
You may receive advice about our products from financial advisers. Your adviser is required to set out their remuneration in the FSG and/or SOA they give to you. If you have an ongoing fee arrangement with your financial adviser they must also provide you with a fee disclosure statement on an annual basis.
Insurance coverage
Under the Corporations Act 2001 (‘Act’) and regulations made under that Act, Antipodes as the holder of an AFSL is required to have professional indemnity insurance that is adequate having regard to the nature of our business and the potential for compensation claims. Antipodes has an insurance policy in place which covers professional indemnity, crime and directors & officer’s liability insurance. Antipodes is satisfied with the adequacy of that cover. The cover available to Antipodes extends to include losses arising from the conduct of former employees or representatives of Antipodes (which occurred during their employment with, or service for Antipodes) as if those persons were still employed by, or were still representatives of, Antipodes. Senior management reviews the insurance coverage and policies annually.
Conflicts of interest
Potential conflicts may occasionally arise between the interests of investors, ourselves, our related parties or other third parties (including service providers appointed by us). We have statutory and common law fiduciary duties to manage conflicts of interest and act in the best interests of investors, and if there is a conflict, give priority to investors’ interests.
We have policies, procedures and organisational arrangements in place to manage conflicts of interest. Antipodes or any related parties of Antipodes or any director or officer of any of them may invest in any financial product that we or our related companies issue or manage.
From time to time Antipodes’ directors may hold interests in shares or financial products issued by Pinnacle or our related companies.
Your privacy
We take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information about an investor that we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up to date. All personal information collected will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Under the Privacy Act 1988 and its amendments, an investor may request access to the personal information we and our service providers hold about them. The investor may request to amend or correct information, however if we do not agree with the requested changes, we are not obliged to make those changes.
The investor can request access to their personal information or a copy of our Privacy Policy by contacting:
Risk & Compliance Manager (Privacy Officer)
Pinnacle Investment Management Limited
PO Box R1313
ROYAL EXCHANGE NSW 1225
Email: Risk.Compliance@pinnacleinvestment.com
Phone: 1300 360 306
For complaints concerning privacy matters which have not been resolved to your satisfaction, you can then lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner via their online Privacy Complaint Form, available at https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/making-a-privacy-complaint
If you have a complaint
Antipodes’ complaints handling process is designed to ensure that any concerns or feedback you may have are dealt with appropriately, promptly and fairly. Your concerns may be provided either verbally or in writing in strict confidence to:
Risk & Compliance Manager
Pinnacle Investment Management Limited
PO Box R1313
Royal Exchange NSW 1225
Email: Risk.Compliance@pinnacleinvestment.com
Phone: 1300 360 306
All complaints received will be acknowledged in writing. Antipodes will act in good faith to ensure your complaint is investigated and resolved. If your issue has not been satisfactorily resolved within 30 calendar days, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority Limited. They will be able to advise you whether they can assist you in this matter. Our membership number is 82817, which you should quote when referring your complaint.
The contact details for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority are:
Australian Financial Complaints Authority Limited
GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001
Email: info@afca.org.au
Phone: 1800 931 678
Website: https://www.afca.org.au/
Contact details
Antipodes Partners Limited
Level 19, 307 Queen Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000 GPO 1205 Brisbane 4001, Australia
Phone: 1300 010 311
Email: distribution@pinnacleinvestment.com.au